Political Ideologies

Whidbey Island Trump rally.

Trumpism Is Still on the March Trumpism Is Still on the March

Formerly liberal American towns are facing attempted right-wing takeovers while megalomaniacs vie for global supremacy.

Feb 25, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

Four protesters hold signs in favor of trans youth.

Texas Is Terrorizing Trans Youth Texas Is Terrorizing Trans Youth

Attorney General Ken Paxton and Governor Greg Abbott are trying to criminalize caregiving to trans children. Together, we can fight back.

Feb 24, 2022 / Chase Strangio

The Bold New Campaign to “End Poverty in California”

The Bold New Campaign to “End Poverty in California” The Bold New Campaign to “End Poverty in California”

Poverty isn’t an individual choice—it’s a collective one. And just as we choose to perpetuate it, we can choose to abolish it.

Feb 23, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Minneapolis protesters

In Minneapolis, the Cycle of Police Violence Continues In Minneapolis, the Cycle of Police Violence Continues

Amir Locke was sleeping. Daunte Wright was going to the car wash. George Floyd was at the corner store. When and where are Black people safe from police?

Feb 23, 2022 / Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo

The American Right’s Cult of Victor Orbán

The American Right’s Cult of Victor Orbán The American Right’s Cult of Victor Orbán

The Hungarian autocrat is proving worryingly influential.

Feb 23, 2022 / Column / Jeet Heer

When Socialists Govern

When Socialists Govern When Socialists Govern

New York State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani is building power in Queens.

Feb 22, 2022 / Feature / Hadas Thier

The Dirty Secret of Inflation: Corporations Are Jacking Up Prices and Profits

The Dirty Secret of Inflation: Corporations Are Jacking Up Prices and Profits The Dirty Secret of Inflation: Corporations Are Jacking Up Prices and Profits

Democrats are failing to speak to the realities of the economic moment—and it could cost them in the midterms.

Feb 21, 2022 / John Nichols

Why Teachers Are Dropping Out

Why Teachers Are Dropping Out Why Teachers Are Dropping Out

Covid and the culture wars have turned an exodus of teachers into an emergency.

Feb 21, 2022 / Feature / Jennifer C. Berkshire

How the Left Should Think About Inflation

How the Left Should Think About Inflation How the Left Should Think About Inflation

There is no compelling reason to raise interest rates, now or later.

Feb 18, 2022 / James K. Galbraith for The Nation

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